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July 26th 2017

Published: August 13th 2017

After having such an amazing time working on a volcano in Nicaragua last year I thought I’d check out what other expeditions were on offer from the same volunteer charity, Earthwatch. After a perusal of all the exciting locations I decided I fancied a trip to the wilds of Mongolia, well why not. What did I know about Mongolia? Not a lot, mostly Genghis Khan (actually it’s Chinggis), horses an... Read Full Entry

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The view from the monestary

One should always match one's pony to one's hair colour

Chinggis!

The rather impressive statue of Chinggis Khaan at the site where he found a golden whip. 40m high and pointing east to his birthplace.

At the feet of Chinggis

Apparently they are going to build 200 gers and lots more horse statues, it should be rather impressive once finished.

The State Department Store

THE place to shop in UB. Actually a really good department store with an excellent souvenir shop on the top floor, cost me a pretty Tughrik or two.

Gandan Tegchenling Monastery

In the heart of UB, the centre for Mongolian Buddhism, making a resurgence after the Soviets left in 1990.

Farewell Mongolia

I said my goodbyes to Mongolia with a huge plate of the delicious Buuz dumplings at the airport, so tasty.

Ni hao Mao! it's been a while

With a quick stopover in Beijing I took a walk to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.

Tiānqì hěn rè!

At a scorching 37C I didn't wander about too much outside. I remembered why my previous visits to Beijing were never in the summer.

A more traditional Beijing street

There aren't too many left these days in the shiny new capital.

Hutong courtyard

And so the door closes on yet another adventure

29th August 2017

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Volunteering again
Good for you for picking some great locations. Mongolia is on my short list so I truly enjoyed reading this one. Great stuff. Will continue to follow along. MJ

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